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"It's our duty to push the boundaries." How a local gig in the German countryside ended up becoming the biggest metal festival on Earth: the story of Wacken Open Air

Ahead of its huge 35th anniversary event, we look back at the birth of Wacken

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"I miss Ukraine very much. I missed it even more when I realised that I cannot go back there." The Soviet-born heavy metal singer who had to flee war to make her rock star dreams come true

As frontwoman of tech metal stars Jinjer, Tatiana Shmayluk has manifested an incredible career against the odds

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“We are still getting compared to artists that have nothing to do with us. And not always good or talented artists”: Jinjer’s Tatiana Shmayluk takes aim at the term “female-fronted band”

The progressive metal singer is sick and tired of being pitted against other women in the scene

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Prog's 50 best albums of the year 2025

The prog genre has enjoyed an incredible year in 2025. Here are our top 50 albums of the past 12 months – did your favourite make the cut?

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“I’m not a music theory brother at all. He ripped my solo apart”: From soloing next to Misha Mansoor and Marty Friedman to meeting the demands of Josh Middleton, Heriot are next-gen metal guitar heroes-in-the-making

British metallers Debbie Gough and Erhan Alman discuss showcasing guitar chops with some the best metal players in the world, and the cheap guitar they'll play to death

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“A lot of metalheads wind up finding prog – but it’s in a lot of their favourite bands already”: Progressive metal has never been healthier, and here’s why

Members of Jinjer, Blood Incantation and Rivers Of Nihil explain the current rapid evolution of a genre that broke out 40 years ago

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Watch Jinjer’s Tatiana Shmayluk stream a one-take vocal performance of recent song Hedonist

The track is taken from Jinjer’s latest studio album Duél

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"This line-up represents the present and future of heavy music." Trivium announce Ascend Above The Ashes tour with Jinjer and Heriot in support

Trivium will kick off their North American tour on Halloween

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"I really like Slipknot." Watch Babymetal reveal their three favourite metal bands ever and discuss some of the surprising collaborations on new album Metal Forth

Babymetal's latest album features appearances from Bloodywood, Poppy, Electric Callboy and more

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Babymetal name their favourite and most surprising collaborations on new album Metal Forth

The collabs-heavy effort comes out on August 8

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Babymetal get skull-smashingly heavy with Slaughter To Prevail on new single Song 3, postpone album release yet again

The grisly track will appear on Babymetal’s Metal Forth, now due on August 8, and on Slaughter To Prevail’s upcoming album

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"I’m uncontrollable when I drink, so I don’t know what happens next." How Jinjer's Tatiana Shmayluk found peace after years of unrest and turmoil

It's been a rough few years for Jinjer, but new album Duél shows they're stronger than ever

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The best metal albums of 2025 (so far)

From Cradle of Filth to Whitechapel, Bloodywood to Spiritbox, these are some of the best metal releases of 2025 so far.

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Babymetal announce 24-date North American tour, with Jinjer and Bloodywood among supporting cast

Babymetal line up summer shows across North America

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Order your exclusive Slaughter To Prevail, Jinjer, Electric Callboy, Bloodywood and Bambie Thug bundles, featuring limited edition t-shirts, longsleeves and spellbooks

Metal Hammer has teamed up with the New Heavy Class Of 2025 - Jinjer, Electric Callboy, Slaughter To Prevail, Bambie Thug and Bloodywood - for these special bundles featuring exclusive merch

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The new issue of Metal Hammer features FIVE cover to choose from: Electric Callboy, Jinjer, Slaughter To Prevail, Bambie Thug and Bloodywood!

Meet your New Heavy cover stars for 2025

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“These songs were written by our drummer. It’s my sound, but they’re not my riffs”: Jinjer’s Roman Ibramkhalilov on why his drummer’s riffs hit harder, how to confuse people in 4/4, and why Blues Drivers beat Tube Screamers

The Ukrainian metal aces’ latest album is a tour de force of rhythmic pummel and dynamics, and if it sounds difficult to play live then that’s because it is. But Jackson signature artist Ibramkhalilov tells us he’s okay with that

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“Even at their most blistering there’s a blazing technicality to everything they do”: Jinjer’s virtuosic Duél is not for the faint-hearted

Prog metal touches and djent influences shine through the barely-checked aggression on Ukrainians’ fifth album

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They've toured with Slipknot, become unlikely ambassadors for Ukraine and smashed main stages at festivals. Now Jinjer have made their darkest, angriest album yet with Duél

Thought Jinjer might have used their growing popularity to write an album of big, catchy bangers? Nah. No chance

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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Epica, Jinjer and Bloodywood are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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I used to feel like a geek for loving prog metal. In 2025, it’s taking over the world – and I couldn’t be happier!

Sleep Token headlining Download! A long-awaited Mastodon album! Polyphia x Babymetal?! This is why forward-thinking metal will have a banner year in 2025

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"When I heard her sing that for the first time, I had tears streaming down my face." Jinjer on their emotional new album - and why it's taken so long to get here

We catch up with Ukrainian metallers Jinjer ahead of new album Duél

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“I’ve been sober for a few years now, so it’s kind of about that”: Jinjer singer Tatiana Shmayluk names her favourite song on upcoming album Duél

“I honestly think it is the best song Jinjer have ever written,” adds bassist Eugene Abdukhanov

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"This is one of the greatest songs we've ever written." Ukraine metal sensations Jinjer pick the five songs that have defined their career so far

Jinjer's Tatiana and Eugene dig into their discography

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Hear Jinjer get ultra melodic on new single Green Serpent

The build-up to 2025 album Duél continues!

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